ETK-2026-1961Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.description
tari_engine fails to meter native work performed for certain WebAssembly engine operations. An attacker who can publish a template and submit a transaction can consume disproportionate CPU on validators, potentially disrupting consensus progress.
mitigation
No fixed release is recorded. Restrict untrusted template publication and transaction submission where possible, and apply an upstream release containing metering for this path when one is published.
outcome
Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-15 05:16Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
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published 2026-10-18 10:51Z
last change 2026-10-21 20:05Z
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